Internet user growth rate

Between 2019 and 2021, Internet use in Africa and the Asia-Pacific region jumped by 23 per cent and 24 per cent, respectively.

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International Telecommunication Union. (2021). Facts and figures 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_8QMPS5AYDXW2P6YWFMWN9BDAAA

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MLA

International Telecommunication Union. "Facts and figures 2021." 2021, https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_8QMPS5AYDXW2P6YWFMWN9BDAAA.

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Chicago

International Telecommunication Union. "Facts and figures 2021." 2021. https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_8QMPS5AYDXW2P6YWFMWN9BDAAA.

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@misc{itu2021internet9bdaaa, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Facts and figures 2021}, year = {2021}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_8QMPS5AYDXW2P6YWFMWN9BDAAA}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/itu-d/reports/statistics/2021/11/15/internet-use/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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